Sony works for 3rd day to recover from PlayStation network attack

BOSTON Dec 27 (Reuters) - Sony Corp worked for a
third day on Saturday to restore services to its PlayStation
video gaming network after disruptions that a hacker group said
it caused in a Christmas Day attack.

It was Sony's second high-profile encounter with hackers
this holiday season following the unprecedented attack on its
Hollywood studio, which Washington has attributed to the North
Korean government and linked to the release of the low-brow
comedy "The Interview".

The Japanese electronics giant updated a PSN support site on
Saturday to show that the PlayStation Network remained offline.

"Our engineers are continuing to work hard to resolve the
network issues users are experiencing," it tweeted shortly after
noon New York time. It also tweeted that service was "gradually
coming back online" but that it had no estimate as to when the
system would be fully functional.

"Thank you for your patience," Sony representatives tweeted
in response to inquiries from customers who could not log on to
the network.

It was unclear how many of the more than 50 million PSN
users around the globe were affected. Sony representatives could
not be reached for comment and customer response was mixed to
requests from its Twitter support account to be patient.

One person tweeted: "You keep repeating this same line like
a parrot. WHAT exactly is the team doing?"

"That's okay. We know you're trying your best," another said
via Twitter. "We all hate the hackers that did this."
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